ZIND-HUMBRECHT
Riesling Alsace Grand Cru Brand
2014
- Organic
- Biodynamic
About this winery
Olivier Humbrecht is one of the world's most renowned winegrowers. He is a Master of Wine and has been described by Robert Parker as the greatest white winemaker on earth. Yet he is very soft spoken, humble, and self-deprecating, which makes him perfectly suited to his assumed role as a global ambassador of wine. He is a champion of terroir, biodynamic farming principles, and non-interventionist winemaking, whose family have been winegrowers in Alsace for 12 generations (since 1620). He is...
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Tasting notes
2012 showed great differences between the various ages of the vineyards in the Brand. Old winegrowers say that it takes 30 years for a vine to produce real Brand! This was definitely the case in 2012. The poor, warm and well drained granitic soil did put the younger vines (having less deep roots) under stress during the dry and warm month of September. This is the main reason (and some yield differences) that explain why we only kept the old vines of the Steinglitz and Schnekelsbourg area in the Brand Grand Cru to produce this wine. A little extra richness is explained by a long, slow fermentation that kept a discreet sweetness in the wine.